Former Area Man Drowns In Ontario
Homer Leon Clutts a former Murphysboro resident died in an apparent boating accident at Thunder Bay Ontario He vacationed there with two couples from Cahokia The motorized boat later circling on the lake after heavy rain filled it with water Clutts body recovered Friday afternoon and to be transported to Meyer Denny Funeral Home in Murphysboro He was born February 18 1928 and worked as an engineer for Terminal Railroad Co in St Louis Missouri He leaves a wife a daughter and his parents a sister and two brothers Funeral services are set for 2 pm Wednesday at Meyers Denozy Funeral Home with burial at Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Leon Clutts
Murphysboro
Ontario
Canada
Clutts
Cahokia
Thunder Bay
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
The
Terminal Railroad Co
St. Louis
Harry
Delores Brothers Clutts
Shirley Maxine Cole
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen’s Union
Patricia Gail Clutts
Lydia Clutts
Murphys
Earl Clutts
Air Force
Niceville
Fla
Harry Ray. Clutts
Meyers Deony Funeral Home
Rev
W. W. Childers
Pleasant Grove
Marion Home Destroyed By Fire In Marion
The home of John Benton at 412 South Monroe Street in Marion burned Saturday night with the interior filled by flames when firefighters arrived at 10 15 p m The cause was not determined and damage estimate unavailable Firefighters also battled a trash fire near Morrison Oil Co bulk plant on South Hole Street early Sunday with no property damage reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Benton
S. Monroe St
Marion
Morrison OH Co
South Hole
Janid Street
Flood Control Meeting Today Near Big Muddy River
A Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District meeting at 6 p.m. at Akin Grade School seeks public input on a flood and erosion control project for the middle fork of the Big Muddy River. The plan covers Franklin Jefferson and Hamilton counties and would be partly funded by federal dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Muddy
Akin
Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Franklin
Jefferson
Hamilton
Husband of former area woman dies
John E. Cole aged 50 husband of Peggy Will of Murraysboro died at home 3954 A Wilmington Ave St. Louis Mo. Survived by wife daughters Jane and Sally Zoe and sister Mrs Ruth Spenial ly of St. Louis Funeral 1 80 p m Tuesday at Southern Funeral Home 6822 3 Grand Ave Burial Jefferson Barracks Cemetery In lieu of flowers donations to Trinity United Church of Christ building fund requested
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Cole
Peggy Will
Mur-raysboro
Wilmington Ave
St. Louis
Jane
Sally Zoe
Ruth Spenially
Southern Funeral Home
Grand Ave
Jefferson Barracks
Trinity United Church of Christ Building Fund
Cars Collide In Herrin At Maple And End Streets
Dennis Capps age 22 of 46 Orchard Drive Herrin and Martin Huss of 800 West Maple Street Herrin collided at 3 30 a m Saturday at Maple and End Streets Herrin according to police reports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Capps
Orchard Drive
Herrin
Martin Huss
Maple St
Maple and
End Streets
Shelter Open House Draws About 60 People
About 60 residents attended Williamson County Humane Society’s open house at the new shelter west of Herrin. The facility, operating for a month, seeks county city funding for a county-wide dog control unit. Thelma Farmer won a Pekinese puppy, while Mary Robinson, the society president, gave away six Soxe and a kitten. Twenty dogs remain at the shelter, and a large lost hedgehog was brought in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Humane Society
Herrin
Thelma Farmer
School St
Hurst
Mary Robinson
Kerner seeks 60 thousand for Kaskaskia River canal work
Gov. Otto Kerner asked the Senate to include 60 000 in an appropriation bill to begin canalization work on the Kaskaskia River in Randolph County. The plan calls for deepening and widening the river from Fayetteville to the Mississippi to allow barge traffic, with total costs exceeding 40 million. The Army Corps of Engineers must complete planning before construction can start, and the fiscal year 1965 begins Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Kerner
Senate
Kaskaskia River
Randolph County
Kerner
Appropriations
Allen Ellender
D-Ta
House
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Kaskaskia
Fayetteville
Mississippi River
Mrs Fannie Kelly of Makanda Dies at 69
Mrs Fannie Kelly 69 of Rt 1 Makanda died at 8 30 p m Sunday in a area hospital after five years illness She was born Aug 12 1906 in Makanda daughter of Jackson and his wife She married Loren Kelly in 1952 Surviving are her husband two daughters nine sons two sisters and two brothers She will be buried in Hiller Cemetery Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale with Pastor Raymond Nausicy officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Kelly
Makanda
Rt.1
Oak Grove
Loren
Emma Lou Allen
Beulah Hanson
Murphysboro
Ronald Stanley
Carl Stanley
Lawrence Stanley
Carbondale
Forrest Stanley
Los Angeles
Calif
Jimmie Stanley
Chester
George Stanley
Tware
Joseph Luster Stanley
Makands
Chester Stanley
Baker
Junior B. Stanley
Cobden
van Nalta Funeral Home
Hey
Raymond Nausicy
Oak Grove Methodist Church
Hiller Cemetery
Percy Campaign Swing Through Southern Illinois
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Percy will include Marion and Herrin in a Thursday campaign swing. He and his family will breakfast with local Republicans from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Travelodge, then visit Herrin for coffee hour from 10 to 11 a.m. at the city library, lunch in Harrisburg, and a stop at the Massac County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Percy
Marion
Herrin
Ilinois
Percy
Harrisburg
Massae County
Mrs. Mary Troutman Dies in Marion at 83
Mrs. Mary Troutman 83 of 201 North Garfield Street Marion died at 2 20 p m Sunday at Marion Memorial Hospital She was born November 2 1879 at Mascoutah daughter of Henry and Susie Seitz Klein She married Joseph H C Troutman March 11 1902 in Carbondale Survived by sons Joe H C Walter M Gordon L daughters I W Gates Opal Christy I I Wood sisters Mrs George Dietz Mrs Emma Ajstal Mrs Victor La Torra brother Jesse L Klein and one half brother Harry Phemister 12 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren Funeral Tuesday Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev C R Walker officiating Burial Maplewood Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Troutman
Marion
N. Garfield St
Marion’ Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church
Mascoutah
Henry and
Suisan Seitz Kiem
Joseph H. C. A Troutman
Carbondale
Joe H. C
Long Beach
Calif
Walter M
Gordon L
West Covina
I. W. Gates
Milwaukee
Opal Christy
I. I. Wood
Downey
George Dietz
Emma Ajstal
Pinckneyville
Victor la Torra
Boulder
Colo
Jesse L. Klein
Harry Phemister
la Trobe
Mitchell Funeral Home
Rev.c. RB
Walker
Maplewood Cemetery
Marion Man Held on Revoked License and Fictitious Plates
Seth T Norris, 43, of 1209 Logan St Marion, held in Williamson County on charges of driving with revoked license and displaying fictitious plates after a Carterville arrest on Saturday. Grace Howerton Marion police fined 15 for speeding. Scheduled to appear in De Soto. Marriott D Smith circuit court July 13 fined 15 for no valid safety test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth T. Norris
Logan St
Marion
Williamson County
Carterville
Grace Howerton
de Soto
Marriott D. Smith
Royalton Tractor Car Crash Near Zeigler Injures Rider
Royalton resident Van McDowell, 77, was treated for minor injuries after his farm tractor collided with a car driven by 16 year old Thomas Gayer near Zeigler on Rt. 149. Gayer was unhurt. Police reported heavy damage to both vehicles and a total loss for the tractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van McDowell
Royalton
Rt. 149
Mt. Vernon
Dewey V. Nicholson
St. Louis
Oakdale Road
James Malott
Alma Colston
Coulterville
Delano W. Mattingly
Rt. 1
St. Mary's
Rt. 2
Evansville
George Schindlar
Hobart Newcombe
Ashley
Service Takes Road Job Bid In Shawnee National Forest
The Southeast Illinois Construction Co. of Harrisburg is the apparent low bidder for 1.7 miles of a 24 foot gravel road five miles east of Gale in Alexander County. Bid amount is 15 843 dollars with final approval expected this week. Acme Timber Co. of Pinckneyville led on a timber sale of 1 016 000 board feet at Hutchins Creek in Union County totaling 58 5 acres, with a payment of 49 541 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Illinois Construction Co
Harrisburg
Shawnee National Forest
Forest Service
Gale
Alexander County
Acme Timber Co
Pinckneyville
Hutchins Creek
Union County
Local fines issued for traffic and conduct violations
Ava James K. Qualls of Rt. 3 received a $13 fine for failing to signal a left turn in Marion. Kenneth Bearden of Marion was fined $25 for disorderly conduct. Clarence Frick of Marion paid $13 for not reducing speed to avoid an accident. Carl D. Dillon of Thompsonville faced a $10 Megal parking fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava
James K. Qualls
Rt. 3
Marion
Kenneth Bearden
Clarence Frick
Thompsonville
Carl D. Dillon
Perry Plant Mortgage Retirement Dinner Set in Pinckneyville
Perry Metal Products plant mortgage totaling 161125 dollars will be retired with a dinner at the Perfection Club in Du Quoin today. Residents of Perry County raised about 210000 in 1961 to locate the plant, a division of Globe Manufacturing. U S Gypsum Corp, owner, is retiring the mortgage with investors receiving interest and about 130 residents to receive payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Metal Products
Pinckneyville
U.S. Gypsum Corp
du Quoin
Perry County
Globe Manufacturing
Chicago
U.S
Gypsum
SIU Fund Endows Scholarship In Loving Memory
A $100 gift to the SIU Foundation endows a scholarship in memory of a student who died June 3. Kenneth Miller announces the donation by Frederick A. Metcalf Jr., of Rockville Centre, to aid a deserving student entering social service. Miss Maria Ann Rigotti, 22, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Z. Rigotti, was a Homewood junior who died suddenly while seated at her study table in off campus housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Miller
SIU Foundation
Southern Tulinoia University
Frederick A. Metcalf Jr
Rockville Contra
SIU
Maria Ann Rigotti
Homewood
Metcalf
Miss Rigot
R. Z. Rigotti
Elgin Offers 135 Jobs In State Hospital Recruitment
About 135 Southern Illinois residents were offered $265 a month psychiatric aide jobs at Elgin State Hospital after tests and physicals in Herrin. An additional 15 candidates from the Herrin area will be hired. Training lasts six months before staff employment. many applicants were unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin State Hospital
Elgin
Tlinois
Herrin
Fred
Higin
William Deyo
State Dept. of Personnel Office
Elks Club
Forest Seeks Machine Bids For Shawnee National Forest
The Shawnee National Forest office at Harrisburg invites bids for use of heavy equipment to perform pond constriction, road work, wildlife plots maintenance, and land clearing across Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Saline, Union, and Pope Counties. Bids due by July W. Frank J. Kopecky, forest supervisor, says the lowest bidder will be contacted to accept or refuse. Copies of the bid invitation are available from forest service offices in Harrisburg Elizabeth town Vienna Jonesboro and Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee National Forest
Harrisburg
Frank J. Kopecky
Forest Service
Alexander
Gallatin
Hardin
Jackson
Johnson
Massac
Saline
Union
Pope
Foret Service
Elizabethtown
Vienna
Jonesboro
Murphysboro
Area Legion Meeting Due
The Fifth Division American Legion and Auxiliary convention will be Friday to Sunday in Edwardsville. A July 3 fish fry at American Legion Park, a Saturday picnic with a fireworks display, and a commander banquet at Goose Ball. Breakfast at the Holiday Inn at 8 a.m. Sunday. Auxiliary session at 102 miles at the motel. Legion business session at 9 30 a.m. at Park Pavilion. Frederick Merritt of Salem Post 126 is expected to be named commander. Parade at 2 p.m. includes Scott Air Force marching band Shriners band Black Knights Gabrielettes and Edwardsville Municipal Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Edwardsville
American Legion
Holiday Inn
Legion
the Park Pavillion
Frederick Merritt
Sal¢m
Scott Air Force
Shriners Band
Black Knights
Gabrielettes
Collision injures two men at 16th and Pine Murphysboro
Cars driven by Stephen P. Grammer and Ernest E. Williams collided at 3 45 p m Sunday at 16th and Pine streets Murphysboro Williams was ticketed for failure to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen P. Grammer
Ernest E. Williams
Re. 2
Murphysboro
16Th and
Pine Streets
Wiliams
Cambria Youth Faces Charges In St Louis Area Incident
Larry D. Nauman, 20, of Cambria, is charged with underage liquor purchase, driving while intoxicated and using a fictitious operator's license. Arrested Saturday by Marion police, he admitted buying liquor at Ideal Tavern, 707 W Main St, Marion, and altered his license to show a 1940 birthday. He is to appear in circuit court July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry D. Nauman
Cambria
Marion
Ideal Tavern
Main St
Marlon
Circuit
Inquest Planned Into Mrs. Hunter Death
An inquest into the death of Mrs. Shirley Mae Hunter of Carbondale, who died June 20 at Holden Hospital after an autopsy cited excessive brain fluid, will be held after state pathologist reports. Jackson County Coroner Floyd Crawshaw expects findings within a week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Mae Hunter
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Jackson County
Floyd Crawshaw
Hunter
N. Allyn St
Dora Tanner dies at 81 in Creal Springs
Dora Belle Tanner 81 of Creal Springs died at 2 15 p m Sunday after months of illness. She lived in the Dykersburg area about 18 months ago then moved to Creal Springs. Born near Creal Springs August 30 1882 she was the daughter of Stephen and Ella Parsons Holmes. She married Robert Tanner in 1911 in Creal. Survived by sons Walter Roy Troy and Carl and daughters Delia Holmes vot Eva Paul and Ruth Tanner with many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Funeral 20 p m Tuesday at Cosby Funeral Home with Rev James Hooker officiating. Burial in Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p m today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Belle Tanner
Creal Springs
Dykersburg
Stephen
Ella Parsons Holmes
Robert Tanner
Walter
Roy
Rt. 2
Marion
Troy
Hobart
Ind
Carl
Stonefort
Delia Holmes
Eva Paul
Ruth Tanner
Cosby Funeral Home
James Hooker
Spring Hill Cemetery
Public notices list multiple city fines and infractions
Carterville Bruce Morgan fined 25 dollars for public intoxication. Murphysboro Walter W Bush ous cited for improper lane use and fined 15 dollars. Murphysboro William E B Robertson 507 Plum Street fined 15 dollars for immoderate driving. The Southern Illinoisnd newspaper notes it is published daily except Saturdays and edited by Southere Minerals Publications at 4227 Wear Main Street Carbondale. The paper notes Associated Press republication rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Bruce Morgan
Murphysboro
Walter W. Bushous
Quincy
William EB. Robertson
Plum S&j
Southern Tulundisan
Southere
Minals Publications
Wear Main
Carbondale
Merrin South Murphystora
Visa Carbondale
Ulinals
Burglars Net Small Change From Murphysboro Break-ins
Burglars hit Todd's Laundromat at Walnut and 17th streets taking a small amount of coins from coin boxes in washing machines. A break-in at Dr A R Esposito's office at 106 14th St damaged the waiting room and receptionist area but nothing was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Todd
Walnut
17Th Streets
A. R. Esposito
14Th St
Gib Todd
Three Charged Under Curfew Law In Herrin Incident
Three youths were arrested in Herrin for violating Illinois under 18 curfew. Ira Newton 17 Lonnie Barnes 15 of Marion area and Jerry Lewphere 15 of Creal Springs were jailed in Williamson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Williamson County
Marion
Roy Cale
Aglam
Ira Newton
Lonnie Barnes
Jerry Lewphere
Creal Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kaskaskia Work Fund
Elmo,Levers
Sacramento
Land
Julia Chase
Costa Mesa
Charles Holmes
Abe Holmes
W. C. McGregor
Murphysborg
Laclede
McGregot
Aldineau
Cycao
Illinois
Zeigler
Lynn
Sparta
Albert A. Lynn
First National Bank
Lynan- Hill Funeral Home
Alton
SIU Fund
Mun
Area Legion Meeting
Mardale Shopping Center
Cambria Youth
Dora Tanner
East Main St
Ill
Elisabeth Leighty
Barclay's
Bourbon
Barclay’s Bourbon
Barclay & 0
Umiteo
Peoria
Recloy Siti
Tam
Dina
Southern Illinois
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